help, is this real, or just a fun-loving fake ?

maybe someone can tell me if my second hand purchase (very cheap) is a bad, but funny modern mess of a tiki-----or a real and humorous mid century tiki vase. Either way I got a kick out of it. Have always been drawn to mid century tiki, love the attitude :)

thanks

On 2014-09-20 18:56, josquin2 wrote:

maybe someone can tell me if my second hand purchase (very cheap) is a bad, but funny modern mess of a tiki-----or a real and humorous mid century tiki vase.

I have no idea if it's old or new,, I'm not a mug guy at all, but how about a third possibility- a modern piece, but very well done? Old or new, I like it better than lots of mugs I've seen. It has clean uncomplicated lines. Wanna sell it? :wink:

Your mug is a counterfeit version of Munktiki's Kreepy design.

Link to the Munktiki versions on Ooga-Mooga:
http://www.ooga-mooga.com/cgi-bin/all/search.cgi?terms=kreepy&des_id=any&man_id=3&img_id=any&shp_id=any&clr_id=any&details=yes&mode=search_process&x=0&y=0

Mention of the counterfeit mugs in an earlier thread:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=41679&forum=12&hilite=kreepy%20munktiki

The Munktiki Kreepy mugs are prominently marked on the bottom; the counterfeit mugs are unmarked. I've seen a handful of these in the past few years, in both green and black exterior glazes.

you should take a hammer and smash that counterfeit piece of junk. i'm serious.

rip offs suck!!

On 2014-09-20 18:56, josquin2 wrote:
maybe someone can tell me if my second hand purchase (very cheap)...

Smash it?
Keep in mind the OP did not purchase this new, so did not support a ripoff mug maker...their $2 went to some thrift store.
Any harm done was done at the creation and first purchase.
It's current existence harms no one.

It will make a good pencil holder, do people still use pencils?

Maybe this is a good time to give credit where credit is due:

http://www.jorgealderete.com/?s=tiki&submit=s

On 2014-09-23 18:12, 4WDtiki wrote:

On 2014-09-20 18:56, josquin2 wrote:
maybe someone can tell me if my second hand purchase (very cheap)...

Smash it?
Keep in mind the OP did not purchase this new, so did not support a ripoff mug maker...their $2 went to some thrift store.
Any harm done was done at the creation and first purchase.
It's current existence harms no one.

i'll bet dr. alderete and munktiki disagree.